The policy places sole responsibility on advertisers for legal compliance in all jurisdictions where their ads are delivered, including compliance with applicable laws, third-party intellectual property rights, and licensing requirements.
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This provision creates a full contractual allocation of compliance risk to the advertiser, meaning Snap's platform review and approval process does not constitute a legal compliance certification and advertisers bear independent liability for jurisdictional violations.
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This provision establishes that advertisers, not Snap, are responsible for ensuring ads served to Snapchat users comply with applicable consumer protection, advertising, and product laws in each country where the ads appear.
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"Advertisers are solely responsible for ensuring that their ads, landing pages, and promoted products or services comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and third-party rights in each jurisdiction where their ads are served, and that they have obtained all necessary rights, licenses, and permissions to run their ads.— Excerpt from Snapchat Ads's Snapchat Advertising Policies
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision interacts with the full range of consumer protection, advertising standards, and product regulations applicable in each jurisdiction where Snap ads are served. In the EU, this includes GDPR, the Consumer Rights Directive, and national advertising standards laws. In the US, this includes the FTC Act, CCPA, and sector-specific regulations. The provision functions as a liability allocation clause rather than a regulatory compliance instrument. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. This type of advertiser-responsibility clause is standard across major advertising platforms and consistent with industry practice. However, it means that platform approval does not insulate advertisers from regulatory action in any jurisdiction. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: Cross-border campaigns face the greatest exposure under this clause, as advertisers must independently assess compliance in each country where ads are geographically targeted or may be served. EU/EEA campaigns face layered obligations under GDPR, national consumer protection laws, and sector-specific directives. Advertisers without in-market legal resources in all target jurisdictions carry elevated compliance risk. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: B2B advertiser contracts and agency agreements should clearly allocate which party bears responsibility for jurisdiction-specific legal review and disclosure compliance. Agencies managing multi-market Snapchat campaigns should confirm in writing that legal review obligations for each market are assigned and documented. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should maintain a documented record of legal review for each jurisdiction in which campaigns are active, including review of advertising standards, product claims regulations, and data privacy requirements. The absence of documented legal review creates audit exposure if a regulatory inquiry is initiated.
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This provision creates a full contractual allocation of compliance risk to the advertiser, meaning Snap's platform review and approval process does not constitute a legal compliance certification and advertisers bear independent liability for jurisdictional violations.
This provision establishes that advertisers, not Snap, are responsible for ensuring ads served to Snapchat users comply with applicable consumer protection, advertising, and product laws in each country where the ads appear.
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